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Thread: Portraying the Good Guys : 1920s/30s cops

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    Thanks for the pics, a very nice piece of history.
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    Great picture of a gambling raid in 1925
    http://www.shorpy.com/node/9192?size=_original
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    Philadelphia Police Department circa 1944.
    Some of them look sharp.
    Others, not so much.

    Leave the gun, take the cannoli

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    I may have to look into this, I kind of want to get into some fun shooting, and this would be right up my alley, I'd have to use reproductions though, I'm still a working man.
    Attitude: it takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile...and 3 for proper trigger squeeze.

    The olive branch is considered a symbol of peace, and good will. Last time I checked, it's still a switch.

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    We got another one on the hook folks!
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    Default I've been doing it from the beginning

    Gentelmen,

    If you look at the Wall Street Journal photos you will see how to portray a good guy.

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...5436.html#prev

    Thanks
    G Man AZSA #11

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    My concern there would be that most police in the period carried a 32, or 38 revolver. Not a bad thing to have to get a model 10 to shoot with, but dump pouches would be a pain, and I like my 1911. Of course I would have to get one a little more period correct, and would have to use my MILSURP rifles for those stages, which would knock out my Enfield. That one is a 2A, and since the .308 was not around then, I don't figure I could use it.
    How would an M44 Moisin-Nagant fair in rifle matches, and a breech-break shotgun (single shot) do as well?
    Dang it, now I'm going to be spending more money on guns and gear. Thanks guys.
    Attitude: it takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile...and 3 for proper trigger squeeze.

    The olive branch is considered a symbol of peace, and good will. Last time I checked, it's still a switch.

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    Hi ya JL, here is the link with the rules for your guns:
    http://www.zootshooters.com/rules
    And now you have a great excuse to get another 1911 or a 1917 revolver. You will have to reload for a milsurp rifle as the 1400 fps rule will not allow factory loads [unless there is some seriously downloaded stuff being made i don't know about].
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeaconKC View Post
    Hi ya JL, here is the link with the rules for your guns:
    http://www.zootshooters.com/rules
    And now you have a great excuse to get another 1911 or a 1917 revolver. You will have to reload for a milsurp rifle as the 1400 fps rule will not allow factory loads [unless there is some seriously downloaded stuff being made i don't know about].
    Oooh, I want another 1911 and a 1917 revolver (I know where one is).

    Can I be Melvin Purvis? He the right era. Maybe Frank Hammer? I better study up on my gangster history so I can talk intelligent.
    Definitely have to get that SBR license and the correct barrel on my Tommy too.
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    Guess that means I need an M-1 carbine too. Reading that means getting into this is going to be expensive, and difficult. Then there is the start up around here, no club, hmmm, more thought is required.
    I saw also that military type costumes are not generally excepted, unless they were of a Prohibition type action, kind a shame that I wouldn't be able to have a persona with a China Marine background. Maybe something that is more true to life than I care to admit. I dunno, looks fun, so we'll see.
    Attitude: it takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile...and 3 for proper trigger squeeze.

    The olive branch is considered a symbol of peace, and good will. Last time I checked, it's still a switch.

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